Frequently Asked Questions
How can I join a game and save my quests?
The host player (or game you are joining) must have a story progression that is at or before the chapter you are on. Any quests activated by the hosting player that you didn't activate will not save (you need to activate them together).
Apart from that, the new version 1.3 allows you to start a new game from chapter 1 to 18 using any data from the same character (you cannot start a new-new game except with a raw level 1 character).
How many endings are there?
Just one ending. All four characters (Purna, Xian Mei, Sam, and Logan) are all considered moving together throughout the story.
How can I increase my inventory?
Purchase the Deeper Pockets skill to increase your carrying capacity from 12 items to a maximum of 18. Your "tool belt" inventory (when you bring up the inventory wheel) is increased as you gain levels. All seven "tool belt" slots are unlocked once you attain Level 15.
Can I buy all skills for a character?
No. The number of skills and proficiency requires more skill points than you can earn by gaining levels. You should carefully consider what skills you want your character to have in the long-term, instead of spending points on skills you rarely, or never, use.
How can I access skills further down the tree?
A minimum of three points must be spent on each row of skills (except the rows which only have a 1 SP skill) to unlock the next row of skills.
So, for example, in a row with three skills, you can spend one point in each skill, or three points in one skill, to access the next row of skills in the skill tree.
Can I recover my skill points once I've used them?
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to do that at the moment. However, there is a different way to "reset" a character if you are willing to undergo some sacrifices (chiefly losing all your blueprints and inventory).
As a character progresses into each chapter, they will unlock the ability to start a "New Game" from any of the chapters you reached (not necessarily completed). So, for example, you managed to reach Chapter 3 in Act 1 with Logan. Should you decide to start a New Game with Logan, you may opt to start from chapter 3 instead of from the very beginning of the game.
Doing so will give Logan a few free levels (the skill points are assumed to be unassigned), lock out the story and side missions that advance the game, and leave you with the option to complete the optional side missions again (and find blueprints). You will also start with preselected items in your inventory.
While this is not ideal, it does give you a chance to re-do your skill tree, and you may go ahead and re-complete the unfinished side missions for those blueprints and awards you're missing.
What does "Break" mean when I hit something?
When the word "Break" appears, that generally means the target limb has been broken and disabled. Broken limbs cannot be used by zombies to attack players.
What does "Cut" mean when I hit something?
This means an appendage has been severed from an enemy, and Bleeding damage is incurred. Bleeding damage is "leech" damage -- health is slowly drained from a target until they expire. Whether you wish to wait that long, or simply expedite things with a small to medium explosive is up to you.
How Do I Communicate With My Co-Op Partners Online?
Either by having a headset or microphone connected through your choice of game system, or by hitting 'Enter' on the PC keyboard.
What Is The Level Cap In Dead Island?
Currently without any DLC (Downloadable Content) released, it is 50. If you do the math, you will have access to 49 skill points (since you start at level 1). Start your planning now.
With version 1.3, the level cap is now 60 (59 skill points).
When Will The First DLC Be Released?
Sometime late in the month the game is launched.
Why didn't my game save?
There is currently a very common glitch on the PS3 version of the game which causes the game's save functionality to be disabled when in co-op is enabled.
From a Deep Silver Tech Support E-Mail:
Here's a little workaround for this problem which works:
- Quit your game and restart your PS3
- Log out from PSN
- Change your settings to single player at the main menu without loading a save game
- Launch the game again and see if that works better. It seems to be the only thing improving the situation - at least for some players.
If this works for you, don't forget to log out from PSN before your next gaming session, otherwise you'll be haunted again by the glitch.
Also don't forget to switch PS3 autoplay off if it is switched on, otherwise you won't get a chance to log out from PSN before the game starts, which is important for the workaround.
An upcoming patch will hopefully fix this bug.